Insaanon se kyun jhukte ho…zindagi zindagi
Posted on: July 1, 2015
This article is written by Mahesh Mamadapur, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
Mukesh and his Composers – 2
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Mukesh started his singing and acting career in 1940. Madan Mohan started his composing and singing career a decade later in 1950. His first film Aankhen had some interesting trivia.
• Meena Kapoor sung her only song for Madan Mohan, the beautiful “Moree Atariyaa Pe Kaagaa Bole Moraa”.
• Madan Mohan himself sang a duet with Shamshad Begum.
• Raj Khosla, the famous director and producer has sung a rail song in this movie.
• Lata Mangeshkar was not part of this debut movie of Madan Mohan’s.
Mukesh was very much part of Madan Mohan’s first film, singing a sad solo and a comic/teasing duet with Shamshad Begum which was not exactly his forte. However he comes out with flying colours in this duet too. Thereafter it took Madan Mohan seven years to recall Mukesh for another song. The table below provides the list of songs where the duo have figured together.
| S No. | Name of song | Movie Name | Year of release | Co singer if any | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preet lagaa ke maine | Aankhen | 1950 | Raja Mehdi Ali Khan | |
| 2 | Hamse nain milaana | Aankhen | 1950 | Shamshad Begam | Raja Mehdi Ali Khan |
| 3 | Kyaa saath mera doge | Samundar | 1957 | Lata | Rajindar Krishan |
| 4 | Tum chal rahe ho | Duniya Na Maane | 1959 | Lata | Rajindar Krishan |
| 5 | Hum chal rahe thhe | Duniya Na Maane | 1959 | Rajindar Krishan | |
| 6 | Ek manzil raahi do | Sanjog | 1961 | Lata | Rajindar Krishan |
| 7 | Bhooli huyi yaadon | Sanjog | 1961 | Rajindar Krishan | |
| 8 | Chal chal mere dil | Akeli Mat Jaiyyo | 1963 | Johny Whisky | Majrooh Sultanpuri |
| 9 * | Zindagi zindagi | Chowkidaar | 1974 | Rafi, Asha Bhonsle | Rajinder Krishan |
No, this is not a sample list but the complete works of the combo. Considering the fact that Madan Mohan passed away in 1975, you have 9 songs in 25 years. On an average, this comes to around one song in three years. If one has a look at the list above 1-7 are excellent songs which are very well known. Why they did not catch up with other more frequently is again not known. As I said in the last post in this case too there may be no reason whatsoever.
Lata Mangeshkar who was very close to both Mukesh and Madan Mohan has three duets in 25 years.
Anyway, 8 of the above 9 songs are already in the blog. The present song is from the film Chowkidaar released in 1974 and directed by Shyam Rahlan. The cast included Sanjeev Kumar, Yogeeta Bali, Vinod Khanna, Om Prakash etc. The song itself is a triad with Mukesh, Asha and Rafi. It’s written by Rajinder Krishan. Even though this may not be a good song by Madan Mohan standards, I developed a liking for it as I had to listen to it several times to jot down the lyrics and attribute them to various singers. 🙂
In the next part of this series we shall take up the more curious case of S D Burman’s collaboration with Mukesh.
Audio
Song-Insaanon se kyun jhukte ho (Chowkidaar)(1974) Singers-Mukesh, Asha Bhonsle, Rafi, Lyrics-Rajinder Krishan, MD-Madan Mohan
Mukesh + Asha Bhonsle
All Chorus
Female chorus
Male chorus
Lyrics
insaanon se kyun jhukte ho
tum bhi to o insaan ho
hare bhare ye khet hain mandir ir ir
jinke tum bhagwaan ho
zindagi ee ee zindagi
zindagi ee ee zindagi
chhoti ho ya lambi ho
haan chhoti ho ya lambi ho
kyun beete takraar mein
kyun na gujren pyaar mein aen aen
zindagi ee zindagi
zindagi ee zindagi
o ho ho ho ho
ho ho
o oho ho
o ho ho
o oho ho
man ki khidki khol ke rakkho
jaane pyaar ka jhonka
kab aa jaaye
nafrat ke sab deep bujhaa kar ar
preet ke phool khila jaaye
zindagi ee ee zindagi
sundariye
??
Balle Balle
sone ke ambaar lage hai dharti par
Haan
ho o
dharti par
haan dharti par
khushiyon ke bazar saje hain dharti par
Haan
ho o dharti par
haan dharti par
mehnat ki taqdeer hai daane daane mein
aur insaan ki taqdeer hai daane daane mein
dharti de aur bete khaayen aen
phir bhi maa ke gun na gaayen
haiwaanon se
keh do aa kar ar
insaanon ko ye samjhaayen
zindagi ee ee zindagi
kyun na mil jul kar sab baithhen
ek ped ki chhaaya mein
ek ped ki chhaaya mein
arre ek ped ki chaya mein
ek baraabar hissa baaten
ek dooje ki maaya mein
ek dooje ki maaya mein
arre ek dooje ki maaya mein
hanste hanste karle pya aa aa are
gham aur khushiyon ke batwaa aa aare
preet ki reet chala de aisee ee
ee ee ee
ee ee ee
shabnam ban jaaye angaa aa aa re
ho o o o
ho o o o
dil hi ganga
dil hi jamuna
dil mathura
dil kaashi
dil ho saaf
to har din holi ee ee
har raat hai pooranmaasi
zindagi ee ee zindagi
zindagi ee ee zindagi
chhoti ho ya lambi ho
chhoti ho ya lambi ho
kyun beete takraar mein
kyun na gujre pyaar mein
ae ae
zindagi ee zindagi
zindagi ee zindagi
7 Responses to "Insaanon se kyun jhukte ho…zindagi zindagi"
July 1, 2015 at 2:16 pm
Simple reason why MM(or for that any other MD) employed Mukesh sparingly was Mukesh could not sing all types of song. In the sixties they were different class of actors/heros who were more boisterous and flamboyant(less and less serious/broody).
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July 1, 2015 at 5:13 pm
Thank you very much, Mahesh ji for the post.
I never noticed that Mukesh paired with Madan Mohan so less. Really Strange. (Daya, Kuchh to gadbad hai. :-))
As pointed out by you, there was a gap of 7 long years between their first and second films together.
So there must have been some other reason and, with due respect to Nitin ji, it cannot be as simple as that.
Avadh Lal
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July 1, 2015 at 6:21 pm
From Net>>>
There are other MDs who have hardly used MUkesh
a) O P Nayyar – 4 songs. Yes, it is understandable that for his type
of music, Mukesh would have been a disaster.
b) Naushad Ali – 27
c) C Ramchandra – 4 songs. He did not get Rafi to sing many of his
songs, probably he sang those himself.
d) Hemant Kumar – 6 songs. No surprises there. Seems he too did not
make use of Rafi much.
e) Shankar Jaikishan – 47 songs (in non Raj Kapoor starrers). With
over 1000 songs, a total of 47 seems peanuts.
f) Roshan – 36 songs
g) S D Burman – 12
h) Ravi – 11.
i) Salil Chowdhury – 23.
His real backers were Kalyanji Anandji (104 songs) and Laxmikant Pyarelal – 72 songs
Another reason could be that he used to take more time for recording; at times 28 retakes for a song. He himself declared in NFS sur ki gati mai kya jaanu….!!!
Late Ramanand Sagar said that many composers and film makers were always wary of Mukesh, but many times had to bow to the “wishes’
of the leading men. Among the leading men (other than RK) seemingly
preferring him were Pradeep Kumar (Duniya Na Mane, Ghunghat, Modern Girl, and Sanjog) and Manoj Kumar.
But let us all agree he was the only singer whose strike rate was highest say 98% just like music of SJ
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July 1, 2015 at 7:25 pm
Mahesh ji,
In the table, No 8 song from film Akeli Mat jaiyo-63, has also a co-singer-Johnny Whisky,which needs to be mentioned.
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July 4, 2015 at 3:23 pm
Arun ji,
Thanks for pointing out the omission. I had realised it after sending the post to Atul ji and then simply forgot. My mistake.
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November 15, 2019 at 7:19 pm
A comment after all these years just to say, ” Well done, Mahesh ji. A comprehensive, informative write up.”
And, as always, Deshmukh ji is quick enough to note the omission of Johnny Whiskey. Thumbs up, Sir!
Surprisingly, Feroz Khan was another star who had some affinity towards Mukhesh, be it in his home productions ( Tune kisise kabhi pyar kiya hai?; Kya khoob lagti ho) or outside banners ( Jo tumko ho pasand wohi baat karenge). Of course, one can not rule out the role of Kalyanji Anandji in the matter.
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July 1, 2015 at 12:02 pm
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